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Peticolas Brewing Tour
Early last week my friend Colin nudged me on FaceBook (thank you Colin!) to reserve my spot for this past Saturday’s private tour at Peticolas Brewing in Dallas. You can check our their FaceBook page...
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Garden Update – May 4, 2012
Everything is growing good. There are several small cucumbers starting to grow, along with a whole bunch of little baby burpless hybrid cucs too. The hops plants have some sort of snail who has been...
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Hops Growth – 7 Weeks
The cascade and chinook hops I ordered from Homebrew Headquarters are doing great… other than some pesky teeny tiny black caterpillars that keep munching on some of the leaves. They have made excellent...
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Hops Update
I shot this photo a couple of weeks ago. And now that I’m out of the woods on a massive work project, I’m finally getting around to posting this picture. So this was shot June 23rd (ish). Yesterday I...
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Late Summer Hops Harvest
The Dallas summer heat is in full force. Even though I had the hops plants located on the East side of the house (more late afternoon shade) the have still wilted and turned gangly. I’m feeling good...
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February Meeting of Dallas Homebrew Collective
I joined Dallas Homebrew Collective. We’re a little bit different than the old grumpy homebrewer folks. Wait a sec, let me re-phrase that snarky comment. Honestly, I cannot say that about them because...
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September Brew Day (Extract Porter)
This past Saturday was the September 2013 brew day for Dallas Homebrew Collective. We had about 10 people show up, and 4 batches of beer brewed. Two were extract and two were all grain. I got to watch...
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Keggle Project
One of my goals for 2014 is to step up to full-volume boils to get more quality out of my beer. The other is to move to all-grain brewing. This post, however, focuses on the keg boil kettle – the...
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Session IPA
For my very first all-grain batch, I opted for a nice, low gravity IPA. Gasp! There is some trash talk going around about the latest releases from craft brewers about their sessionable IPAs. I don’t...
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2014 Hops
The cascade plants took off super early this year. And just like last year, the chinook were late bloomers. And now the chinook have taken over as this year’s darlings. I’m not quite sure what’s up...
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Peticolas Brewing Tour
Early last week my friend Colin nudged me on FaceBook (thank you Colin!) to reserve my spot for this past Saturday’s private tour at Peticolas Brewing in Dallas. You can check our their FaceBook page...
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Garden Update – May 4, 2012
Everything is growing good. There are several small cucumbers starting to grow, along with a whole bunch of little baby burpless hybrid cucs too. The hops plants have some sort of snail who has been...
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903 Brewers Trot Line Saison
I have taken on a new side project at the DFW online mag Central Track. Here’s my first post! We’re Not Quite Hooked on 903 Brewers Trot Line Saison
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Noble Rey Steampunk
This week I review Steampunk Lager from Noble Rey Brewing. I am liking this funky little brewery. So good. For Noble Rey Brewing It’s Full Steam Ahead
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Derelict IPA by Oak Highlands Brewery
This week I review Derelict IPA by Oak Highlands Brewery. Oak Highlands’ Derelict Is A Real American IPA.
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Chocolate Stout by Shannon Brewing Company
This week I review Shannon Brewing Company’s Chocolate Stout. Shannon Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Stout is a Fiery Beast
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Collective Brewing Project – Petite Golden Sour
Collective Brewing Project’s Petite Golden Sour is a Real Barn Burner. This is one of DFW’s more interesting beers. I had a good time hanging out with my man Nathan at On Rotation while I did this...
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Belgian Tripel by Bitter Sisters
This week I reviewed Belgian Tripel by Bitter Sisters brewing company. Nice. Bitter Sisters’ Belgian Tripel is More Exciting Than the Name Suggests.
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Four Corners Super Bee Saison
Super Bee is one of the better DFW saisons available year-round. Check out my review of Super Bee at Central Track.
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